it's pope francis. and mary thompson joins us with more on this story. this is huge, mary, because this is the huge time we're seeing a leader come from latin america. >> first time from the americas. becky, the 266th leader of the catholic church greeted people yesterday saying the cardinals had to go to the end of the world to find a new pope. the former arch bischoff of bun yo beunos aries, at 40% of the world's clath licks reside that. jorge mario bergoglio was runner up to benedict xvi. this time he's 76. he's known for his humility. he took public buses instead of a chauffeured car, living in a simple apartment and cook his own meals. in his 14 years as arch bishop, he weighed in on many political and social conflicts while honing in on skills needed to reform the vatican's sometimes incompetent curia. pop francis is best known in his retire life as an advocate of the poor. in latin america, growth has been great and misery has been reduced to least. and while a conservative on social issues, he has be rated breefts for not baptizing children that